A Lovely Way to Die

A Lovely Way to Die

A bodyguard too involved with the body he was guarding!

NR 1968 · 103 min · ★ 4.8 · Mystery, Crime, Drama

A cop quits the force after too much disappointment in the system. He becomes a bodyguard of a rich recent widow. She is on trial for her husband's murder. He decides to help her clear her name... and get over her husband.

Directed by David Lowell Rich · Written by A.J. Russell

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